"We worshiped Jesus instead of following him on his same path. We made Jesus into a mere religion instead of a journey toward union with God and everything else. This shift made us into a religion of 'belonging and believing' instead of a religion of transformation."
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As quoted in My Name Is Heretic (2015) by Bruce H. Joffe, Ch. 5
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